About
A perennial that forms a dense mat, Acantholimon glumaceum features slender, dark green leaves with short spikes of deep pink blooms rising slightly above the foliage.
About the genus
Acantholimon consists of evergreen perennials that create thick mats of narrow, needle-like foliage. In early summer, they produce funnel-shaped blooms arranged in short spikes or panicles.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- Caucasus to Asia Minor
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in very well-drained soil. Suitable for scree bed, or a wall. Established plants resent disturbance
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed as soon as ripe, softwood cuttings or layer shoot tips
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free